Saint Arnold inaugural tour is underway

Tours are underway this morning at the new Saint Arnold brewery. You can visit until around 2 p.m.

Seven bucks will get you a look-see and a souvenir glass. Four tokens will let you sample delicious, locally brewed beer.

Three folks were lined up and waiting at 9 a.m., said company head Brock Wagner. Despite the short notice, about 70 people came through when the doors opened about 10:10. A steady crowd is coming through.

The open-house-style tour was supposed to begin at 10, but there was trouble getting the credit-card machine to work — hardly the worst hiccup getting the brewery open to the public.

So if you are headed out today, bring cash.

Scenes from this morning:

Signs of the last-minute work to get the “newery” open in time for today’s tour …

James Cunningham, at right, the brewery’s Gulf Coast sales representative, and the mural that he painted behind the new bar area …